Cost of living comparison
Tripoli is 60.5% cheaper than Athens.
- Restaurants
-
pay 69.8% less in Tripoli
- Groceries
-
pay 50.1% less in Tripoli
- Transportation
-
pay 50.3% less in Tripoli
- Housing
-
pay 65.8% less in Tripoli
- Childcare
-
pay 86.8% less in Tripoli
- Entertainment and Sports
-
pay 63.9% less in Tripoli
- Clothing
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pay 36.8% less in Tripoli
Expenses including childcare, restaurants, housing, entertainment and sports, transportation, and groceries are lower in Tripoli.
If you lived in Tripoli instead of Athens, you would:
pay 69.8% less for restaurants
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$16.08
€14.29
|
$5.63
LYD30.840
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$9.65
€8.57
|
$4.10
LYD22.430
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$2.06
€1.83
|
$0.50
LYD2.760
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.55
€0.49
|
$0.10
LYD0.560
|
|
pay 50.1% less for groceries
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$1.27
€1.13
|
$0.27
LYD1.460
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$6.59
€5.86
|
$2.57
LYD14.090
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$6.29
€5.59
|
$4.05
LYD22.160
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$4.50
€4.00
|
$1.48
LYD8.100
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$4.89
€4.35
|
$1.59
LYD8.690
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.83
|
$0.88
LYD4.830
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.89
€0.79
|
$0.57
LYD3.130
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
€0.53
|
$0.36
LYD1.950
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.93
€0.82
|
$0.25
LYD1.360
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.57
€0.51
|
$0.30
LYD1.630
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.53
€0.47
|
$0.32
LYD1.770
|
|
pay 50.3% less for transportation
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$7.64
€6.79
|
$0.12
LYD0.640
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$30.01
€26.67
|
$22.74
LYD124.520
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$30,384.48
€27,007.25
|
$14,851.83
LYD81,315.970
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$12.86
€11.43
|
$9.32
LYD51.030
|
|
pay 65.8% less for housing
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$32.55
€28.93
|
$20.49
LYD112.160
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$634.68
€564.14
|
$210.71
LYD1,153.650
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$557.32
€495.37
|
$130.23
LYD713.020
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$153.41
€136.36
|
$26.36
LYD144.340
|
|
pay 86.8% less for childcare
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$463.20
€411.71
|
$72.27
LYD395.680
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$10,722.29
€9,530.51
|
$1,170.59
LYD6,409.140
|
|
pay 63.9% less for entertainment and sports
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$5.36
€4.76
|
$0.72
LYD3.930
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$3.71
€3.29
|
$0.60
LYD3.280
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.88
€4.33
|
$2.15
LYD11.780
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$49.36
€43.88
|
$26.63
LYD145.810
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$9.65
€8.57
|
$5.12
LYD28.040
|
|
pay 36.8% less for clothing
|
Athens
|
Tripoli
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$86.11
€76.54
|
$30.22
LYD165.440
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$38.32
€34.06
|
$39.67
LYD217.220
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$93.75
€83.33
|
$52.09
LYD285.210
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$115.38
€102.56
|
$67.60
LYD370.130
|
|
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